I'm an owner! 1975 Islander 22

[jasoutside]

Re: I'm an owner! 1975 Islander 22

Eh, I wonder if this rig has been hauled out of hibernation yet??

 

[paparoof]

Re: I'm an owner! 1975 Islander 22

not yet. snow is almost gone, now just gotta wait for the lawn to dry out a little.

patience is key.

maybe I'll go peak under the cover next weekend.

 

[Kstar]

Re: I'm an owner! 1975 Islander 22

Good Luck with your second try!

 

[paparoof]

Re: I'm an owner! 1975 Islander 22

This weekend is supposed to be beautiful. Guess I better throw the kids in the car and go pull the cover off the boat and see what survived the winter.

No more procrastinating!

 

[yooperangler]

Re: I'm an owner! 1975 Islander 22

Good to hear your getting ready to get to work again. I'm still holding out for better weather before I do too much if only I could find work as a professional procrastinator

 

[paparoof]

Re: I'm an owner! 1975 Islander 22

You and me both Brutha.

I've been telling myself it's still too cold for paint and epoxy, but I think first order of business is pulling the motor forward and disassembling the gimbal to replace the boots. Pretty sure that's the source of my leak. By the time I get that all back together it should be July and I'll be ready to glass in the floor.

That's assuming my cover is still intact and the boat hasn't been destroyed. Haven't been to see in her at least a month now. Maybe I'll swing by today just to say hi.

 

[jasoutside]

Re: I'm an owner! 1975 Islander 22

Ahhhhh biscuits! You gave me the whole stinking winter and I still couldn't catch up to you. Rats!!!!

Hey, glad to hear you are thinking about bringing her out to play

 

[paparoof]

Re: I'm an owner! 1975 Islander 22

I went over today, took the covers off, climbed in, sat and stared for a good 45 minutes. Accomplished nothing.

Wow I have a lot to do still. The intimidation about the size of this project has started all over again.

I'm gonna spend the rest of today watching youtube videos about replacing those boots and trying to develop a plan.

 

[jasoutside]

Re: I'm an owner! 1975 Islander 22

Sitting and thinking is something! Regular deal for me.

I am leaning hard towards the tube rather than the boot, if that means anything to ya buddy. Though, I may be swayed back the other way.

Hey, you see any good vids, post em up! I'm thinking that I'll be there in a few weeks or so. Maybe....:facepalm:

Cheers Bro!

 

[paparoof]

Re: I'm an owner! 1975 Islander 22

I am leaning hard towards the tube rather than the boot

Tube? What tube? Man, I've been away too long.

Here's about the only video I've found so far:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BeFw2_jjAIA&NR=1

I seem to remember I need to order a special tool just to get the housing apart. Pretty sure I linked to it in this thread somewhere. Hey there's an idea, I should sit back and read my entire thread! Then maybe it'll all come back to me!

 

[jasoutside]

Re: I'm an owner! 1975 Islander 22

That would be like this guy here...

Instead of this...

I suppose the general consensus is that the tube is a little louder than the bellow (some would say not so much). Some fellas are saying more exhaust soot on the transom (some say not so much). All can agree that it's about 1000x easier to put on and no special tools needed.

I may go for it, we'll see.

 

[yooperangler]

Re: I'm an owner! 1975 Islander 22

Just switch em both to outboards more peace of mind and no special tools required maybe put a tiller on it and everyone's happy .

 

[paparoof]

Re: I'm an owner! 1975 Islander 22

Just switch em both to outboards...

This is never gonna stop is it? ;-)

 

[paparoof]

Re: I'm an owner! 1975 Islander 22

That would be like this guy here....

That's a new one to me. I really don't think my exhaust bellows has any tears in it. But I know the shift bellow does need to be replaced, so I gotta go all the way in there anyway. And as long as I'm in there, I'll just replace everything.

 

[Huron Angler]

Re: I'm an owner! 1975 Islander 22

Glad to hear the rig survived this winter, you must have done one heckuva a job covering it.

Jason is almost caught up so he will keep you motivated

 

[paparoof]

Re: I'm an owner! 1975 Islander 22

I don't know why anyone thinks I'm ahead of Jason. I'm not even close. I'm going out today to buy several hundred bottles of Sunny D and laundry detergent.

 

[jasoutside]

Re: I'm an owner! 1975 Islander 22

Have ya considered ping pong balls?

 

[losdinspace]

Re: I'm an owner! 1975 Islander 22

Do I need to come over there and help you out?

 

[paparoof]

Re: I'm an owner! 1975 Islander 22

Hey, on I'm screaming on a geological scale.....

 

[jasoutside]

Re: I'm an owner! 1975 Islander 22

Hey PR, good to see ya